Cambridge Biochemistry
@cambiochem.bsky.social
Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
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Huge congratulations to our postdoc @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social for winning the Best Talk Award at the #PdOC Research Showcase 2025! 👏
Her work on RNA and nanomedicine highlights the innovative and diverse science happening in our lab. Don't miss our science! @cambiochem.bsky.social
Her work on RNA and nanomedicine highlights the innovative and diverse science happening in our lab. Don't miss our science! @cambiochem.bsky.social
Thrilled to share that I attended the 2025 PdOC Research Showcase last Monday, a fantastic day focused on AI, full of learning, inspiration, and great discussions!
Honoured to receive the Best Talk Award! Huge thanks to the organizers and everyone who made the event so enriching!
Honoured to receive the Best Talk Award! Huge thanks to the organizers and everyone who made the event so enriching!
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Huge congratulations to our postdoc @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social for winning the Best Talk Award at the #PdOC Research Showcase 2025! 👏
Her work on RNA and nanomedicine highlights the innovative and diverse science happening in our lab. Don't miss our science! @cambiochem.bsky.social
Her work on RNA and nanomedicine highlights the innovative and diverse science happening in our lab. Don't miss our science! @cambiochem.bsky.social
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How do high-affinity B cells shape immune responses, and how can we use their signatures in the clinic? Find out on 20 Nov, 16:30 at @cambiochem.bsky.social with Michele Chirichela, whose work spans antibody engineering, post-transcriptional regulation & biomarker discovery. Don’t miss it!
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
How do high-affinity B cells shape immune responses, and how can we use their signatures in the clinic? Find out on 20 Nov, 16:30 at @cambiochem.bsky.social with Michele Chirichela, whose work spans antibody engineering, post-transcriptional regulation & biomarker discovery. Don’t miss it!
We are delighted that our Alkis Seraphim Memorial Lecturer for 2025 is Prof Ben Lehner speaking on 'Mapping the energetic and allosteric structures of proteins at scale' on 4 December at 4.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre. Further details and book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alkis-sera...
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We are delighted that our Alkis Seraphim Memorial Lecturer for 2025 is Prof Ben Lehner speaking on 'Mapping the energetic and allosteric structures of proteins at scale' on 4 December at 4.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre. Further details and book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alkis-sera...
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Cambridge Amgen Scholars Programme 2026 is now open. Great opportunity for undergrad students from UK and Europe to join Cambridge labs.
Happy hear from anyone interested in joining our group at @cambiochem.bsky.social
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Happy hear from anyone interested in joining our group at @cambiochem.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Cambridge Amgen Scholars Programme 2026 is now open. Great opportunity for undergrad students from UK and Europe to join Cambridge labs.
Happy hear from anyone interested in joining our group at @cambiochem.bsky.social
amgenscholars.bio.cam.ac.uk
Happy hear from anyone interested in joining our group at @cambiochem.bsky.social
amgenscholars.bio.cam.ac.uk
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Ever wondered how antidepressants might influence your gut microbes? 🧬💊Join Dr. Xiaoteng Jiang ( @mrc-tu.bsky.social ) talk on Nov 20, 16:30h at @cambiochem.bsky.social to explore how RNA–protein interactions reveal unexpected drug–microbiome connections 🤯
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November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ever wondered how antidepressants might influence your gut microbes? 🧬💊Join Dr. Xiaoteng Jiang ( @mrc-tu.bsky.social ) talk on Nov 20, 16:30h at @cambiochem.bsky.social to explore how RNA–protein interactions reveal unexpected drug–microbiome connections 🤯
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We’re counting down to the EngBio Forum on 10 Nov! Get ready to dive into #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology
🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We’re counting down to the EngBio Forum on 10 Nov! Get ready to dive into #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology
🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
The @markohyvonen.bsky.social Group, Spring Group, Apollo Therapeutics and Sandexis have published a paper in Medicinal Chemistry describing the discovery of APL-5125. This highly selective and potent small molecule CK2a is now in a US Phase 1/2 clinical trial: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/hyvonen...
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The @markohyvonen.bsky.social Group, Spring Group, Apollo Therapeutics and Sandexis have published a paper in Medicinal Chemistry describing the discovery of APL-5125. This highly selective and potent small molecule CK2a is now in a US Phase 1/2 clinical trial: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/hyvonen...
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Happy to share our newest publication! 🤩
We found that DNA and RNA behave differently in primitive coacervates: RNA makes them more stable, DNA more fluid. Both properties are key for non-enzymatic DNA replication!
An incredible teamwork across continents! 😊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We found that DNA and RNA behave differently in primitive coacervates: RNA makes them more stable, DNA more fluid. Both properties are key for non-enzymatic DNA replication!
An incredible teamwork across continents! 😊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differential stability and dynamics of DNA-based and RNA-based coacervates affect non-enzymatic RNA chemistry - Nature Communications
Mixtures of peptides and nucleic acids tend to demix and form coacervate droplets. Here, the authors show that even short peptides and oligonucleotides form droplets. DNA and RNA impart different prop...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Happy to share our newest publication! 🤩
We found that DNA and RNA behave differently in primitive coacervates: RNA makes them more stable, DNA more fluid. Both properties are key for non-enzymatic DNA replication!
An incredible teamwork across continents! 😊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We found that DNA and RNA behave differently in primitive coacervates: RNA makes them more stable, DNA more fluid. Both properties are key for non-enzymatic DNA replication!
An incredible teamwork across continents! 😊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What makes a parasite a parasite? This and other fundamental questions in biology will be tackled by Carmen Faso, Pavel Dolezal, Staffan Svard and our own Ross Waller, thanks to the generous support of a joint SNSF-FORMAS WEAVE project: data.snf.ch/grants/grant... #parasitism #hyperlopit #proteomics
October 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What makes a parasite a parasite? This and other fundamental questions in biology will be tackled by Carmen Faso, Pavel Dolezal, Staffan Svard and our own Ross Waller, thanks to the generous support of a joint SNSF-FORMAS WEAVE project: data.snf.ch/grants/grant... #parasitism #hyperlopit #proteomics
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Our October #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we highlight the many ways in which to get involved in the #EngineeringBiology community in Cambridge. We also have an explainer of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and details of the upcoming #EngBioForum.
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Our October #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we highlight the many ways in which to get involved in the #EngineeringBiology community in Cambridge. We also have an explainer of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and details of the upcoming #EngBioForum.
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
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Applications are open for a fully funded PhD studentship: "Matchmaker: Prioritising the best cell line for expressing target proteins using CRISPR and machine learning" at @cambiochem.bsky.social and AZ.
⏳ Closing date: 31 October 2025
📆 Start date: 1 October 2026
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⏳ Closing date: 31 October 2025
📆 Start date: 1 October 2026
🔗 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/astraze...
October 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Applications are open for a fully funded PhD studentship: "Matchmaker: Prioritising the best cell line for expressing target proteins using CRISPR and machine learning" at @cambiochem.bsky.social and AZ.
⏳ Closing date: 31 October 2025
📆 Start date: 1 October 2026
🔗 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/astraze...
⏳ Closing date: 31 October 2025
📆 Start date: 1 October 2026
🔗 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/astraze...
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Are you excited to kick off the academic year with two RNA talks by local postdocs @hongmiaohu.bsky.social and Larry Melidis? Please join us next Thursday at @cambiochem.bsky.social for some RNA, pizza and drinks! The perfect trifecta... 🧬🍕🍻 @nebiolabs.bsky.social @novogene-europe.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Are you excited to kick off the academic year with two RNA talks by local postdocs @hongmiaohu.bsky.social and Larry Melidis? Please join us next Thursday at @cambiochem.bsky.social for some RNA, pizza and drinks! The perfect trifecta... 🧬🍕🍻 @nebiolabs.bsky.social @novogene-europe.bsky.social
There is still time to apply for an Independent Research Fellowship in our Department. Join us: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...
October 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
There is still time to apply for an Independent Research Fellowship in our Department. Join us: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...
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We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
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#EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social
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#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
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Say hello to our wonderful Infection and Immunity Research Theme Leads! New Lead Nerea shares some thoughts on the plans for the Theme moving forward. #BiologicalSciences
@cambiochem.bsky.social @camvetschool.bsky.social @campathology.bsky.social
@cambiochem.bsky.social @camvetschool.bsky.social @campathology.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Say hello to our wonderful Infection and Immunity Research Theme Leads! New Lead Nerea shares some thoughts on the plans for the Theme moving forward. #BiologicalSciences
@cambiochem.bsky.social @camvetschool.bsky.social @campathology.bsky.social
@cambiochem.bsky.social @camvetschool.bsky.social @campathology.bsky.social
We are very pleased that three of our postdocs have won awards from the Cambridge Postdoc Academy: David Russell and Álvaro López-Acosta (@claudiabonfio.bsky.social
Group) and Lisa Breckels (Lilley Group). Learn more about their wonderful work in our community: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/biochem...
Group) and Lisa Breckels (Lilley Group). Learn more about their wonderful work in our community: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/biochem...
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We are very pleased that three of our postdocs have won awards from the Cambridge Postdoc Academy: David Russell and Álvaro López-Acosta (@claudiabonfio.bsky.social
Group) and Lisa Breckels (Lilley Group). Learn more about their wonderful work in our community: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/biochem...
Group) and Lisa Breckels (Lilley Group). Learn more about their wonderful work in our community: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/biochem...
Many congratulations to @claudiabonfio.bsky.social on her @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship award! Read more about her project on our website: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/claudia...
September 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Many congratulations to @claudiabonfio.bsky.social on her @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship award! Read more about her project on our website: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/claudia...
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This year @ericmiska.bsky.social lab celebrates 20 years of science! 🥳We marked the occasion with a wonderful gathering of past and present members, sharing memories, discoveries, and friendships. Here’s to the next 20 years of breakthroughs and collaboration🥂 @cambiochem.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This year @ericmiska.bsky.social lab celebrates 20 years of science! 🥳We marked the occasion with a wonderful gathering of past and present members, sharing memories, discoveries, and friendships. Here’s to the next 20 years of breakthroughs and collaboration🥂 @cambiochem.bsky.social
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We’re excited to re-introduce the academic leads for our Molecules and Cells Research Theme! Hear from new Theme Lead Marc about what the Research Themes mean to him.
Find out more bio.cam.ac.uk
#BiologicalSciences @scicambridge.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @mrc-tu.bsky.social
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#BiologicalSciences @scicambridge.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @mrc-tu.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We’re excited to re-introduce the academic leads for our Molecules and Cells Research Theme! Hear from new Theme Lead Marc about what the Research Themes mean to him.
Find out more bio.cam.ac.uk
#BiologicalSciences @scicambridge.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @mrc-tu.bsky.social
Find out more bio.cam.ac.uk
#BiologicalSciences @scicambridge.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @mrc-tu.bsky.social
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Still buzzing from Prof. Landweber’s visit! Her talk on Oxytricha’s mind-blowing genome rearrangements sparked so much discussion and inspiration. Huge thanks to everyone who joined & to our sponsors for their support. Stay tuned for more RNA
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Still buzzing from Prof. Landweber’s visit! Her talk on Oxytricha’s mind-blowing genome rearrangements sparked so much discussion and inspiration. Huge thanks to everyone who joined & to our sponsors for their support. Stay tuned for more RNA
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social
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Ever heard of an organism that rebuilds its genome from scratch? Meet Oxytricha, the wonder that shreds & reassembles DNA pieces guided by RNA! Join us on 15th Sept at 13h for L.Landweber’s @columbiauniversity.bsky.social talk at @cambiochem.bsky.social to explore this case of natural genome editing
September 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ever heard of an organism that rebuilds its genome from scratch? Meet Oxytricha, the wonder that shreds & reassembles DNA pieces guided by RNA! Join us on 15th Sept at 13h for L.Landweber’s @columbiauniversity.bsky.social talk at @cambiochem.bsky.social to explore this case of natural genome editing
Applications are invited for our Independent Research Fellowship scheme to support early career scientists in establishing their own research groups. The deadline is 24 October 2025 and further details of how to apply are here: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...
September 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Applications are invited for our Independent Research Fellowship scheme to support early career scientists in establishing their own research groups. The deadline is 24 October 2025 and further details of how to apply are here: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...
We have really enjoyed hosting the Biochemistry/ Pathology/ Pharmacology stream of Cambridge’s @suttontrust.bsky.social Summer School this week. Ten year 12 participants have been experiencing practical sessions, taster lectures, admissions guidance, laboratory visits and mini supervisions.
August 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We have really enjoyed hosting the Biochemistry/ Pathology/ Pharmacology stream of Cambridge’s @suttontrust.bsky.social Summer School this week. Ten year 12 participants have been experiencing practical sessions, taster lectures, admissions guidance, laboratory visits and mini supervisions.
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The Sawarkar lab is looking for a Research Assistant to investigate transcriptional changes in the context of stress and neurodegeneration with the goal of developing novel therapeutics.
Sawarkar lab research: buff.ly/kk3P5ia
Apply here: buff.ly/oSlJ5J4
Closes 31st August 2025
Sawarkar lab research: buff.ly/kk3P5ia
Apply here: buff.ly/oSlJ5J4
Closes 31st August 2025
August 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Sawarkar lab is looking for a Research Assistant to investigate transcriptional changes in the context of stress and neurodegeneration with the goal of developing novel therapeutics.
Sawarkar lab research: buff.ly/kk3P5ia
Apply here: buff.ly/oSlJ5J4
Closes 31st August 2025
Sawarkar lab research: buff.ly/kk3P5ia
Apply here: buff.ly/oSlJ5J4
Closes 31st August 2025